News Details
Mercedes: Bottas 'meant no disrespect' with Wuhan bat comment
Mercedes says Valtteri Bottas "meant no disrespect" to Chinese fans when he made a joke after last Sunday's Turkish GP about someone who "bought a bat in Wuhan". Bottas endured a wretched time at Istanbul Park where the Finn's race was undone as early as the first corner following a spin that was followed by five other gyrations over the course of the chaotic and wet afternoon. After the eventful race, Bottas was asked by Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport if there was a day in 2020 that he would gladly discard. "Today, yes!" quipped the Finn. "Or maybe the day when someone bought a bat in Wuhan." While trivial, the bat joke came across as a bad joke for...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Valtteri Bottas In Hot Water After Wuhan Bat Joke
Valterri Bottas had by far his worst race of the season last time out in...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Bottas ‘ didn't intend to offend' with bat joke
Valtteri Bottas meant 'no disrespect' to China or his Chinese fans when...
4y ago from PlanetF1.com
Mercedes supports Bottas following criticism from...
Valtteri Bottas came no further than fourteenth in Turkey on Sunday....
4y ago from GPBlog.com
Sebastian Vettel Jokes: Maybe We Should Leave Binotto...
The Turkish Grand Prix was Ferrari’s best race of 2020 so far, with...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marco Bezzecchi explained what ‘key moment' he...
Marco Bezzecchi explained his first lap was the "key moment"...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MotoGP constructors push for F1-style ‘Concorde...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP to return to Buenos Aires from 2027 season
MotoGP has officially announced that the Grand Prix of Argentina will...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Luca Marini gets new Honda MotoGP deal for 2026
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
O’Ward explains the multiple steps that came...
Pato O’Ward won Sunday’s IndyCar race from the streets of Toronto,...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
The Winners and Losers of IndyCar’s 2025 Indy Toronto
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Kyffin Simpson’s confidence ‘very high right...
When Kyffin Simpson crossed the finish line in Sunday’s Honda Indy...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar Toronto – Race Results
IndyCar completed its sole visit across the border this weekend, with a...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
How WRC rivals reacted to Oliver Solberg's first...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
How the WRC service park reacted to Oliver Solberg's...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg stuns with maiden WRC victory in Estonia
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson stunned the WRC elite with a...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Oliver Solberg: WRC Rally Estonia win "biggest...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Myles Lewis-Skelly's reaction to Fabrizio Romano's...
A video of Myles Lewis-Skelly's reaction to Fabrizio Romano's social media...
44m ago from SportsKeeda.com
'There should be no excuses this next season',...
Arsenal have reportedly reached a total agreement with Portuguese...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'Conclusion imminent' – Arsenal to finally...
It's been a long few weeks, but Arsenal are finally about to complete the...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Real Madrid want to sign Arsenal man alongside...
Arsenal are building a squad that is capable of challenging on all fronts,...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
The McLaren lap that had Charles Leclerc ‘lost for...
Charles Leclerc has recounted that Oscar... Read More »
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Sebastian Vettel explains why he could be ideal Helmut...
Sebastian Vettel has explained why his... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Carlos Sainz ‘doesn't understand' Red Bull's...
Carlos Sainz has expressed that Red Bull's... Read More »
54m ago from MotorsportWeek.com